Blessing or curse? Sometimes it is difficult to know how to describe the
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft used for dialysis access. With more than 80% of chronic …

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has assumed an important role in the chronic
management of malfunctioning and failed fistulas [1–8]. Stenotic lesions, most commonly …

Purpose: The clinical success and patency of central and peripheral venous stents in
patients with symptomatic venous obstruction (SVO) were assessed. Methods: The records …

Background/Aims: symptomatic central venous obstruction (CVO) in dialysis patients with
arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) leads to significant morbidity and patient inconvenience. We …

Background: Catheter-directed treatment is the standard approach for the management of
chronic central venous occlusion. Purpose: The objective of this study is to report the …

PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of stent-grafts for the treatment of central venous
disease in hemodialysis patients with functioning arteriovenous (AV) fistulas. MATERIALS …

Purpose To assess the safety and effectiveness of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
encapsulated nitinol stents (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, AZ) for treatment of …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate percutaneous treatment options for preserving hemodialysis
access after angioplasty-related venous rupture, we retrospectively reviewed the charts for …

Introduction Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the gold standard in diagnosis and
treatment of central venous obstructions (CVOs) in hemodialysis access. However, growing …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to report our experience with metallic stent
placement in the peripheral outflow veins in native arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) …